Simon the Sorcerer
Platform: Amiga CD32
Region: Europe
Media: CD
Controller: Mouse
Genre: Adventure - Point and Click - Fantasy
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1994
Developer: Adventuresoft Ltd.
Publisher: Adventuresoft Ltd.
Players: 1 Only
Relationship: is a prequel to Simon The Sorcerer II: The Lion, The Wizard And The Wardrobe
Hardware: AGA, CD32
Conversions: Also available for OCS, ECS. PC (DOS), Acorn Archimedes
Disks: 1
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Simon is just an ordinary boy in an extra-ordinary world. A world in which he must rescue Calypso the Wizard by embarking on a long challenging quest.

The game is a point-and-click adventure, using a typical interface with words such as ?Use, ?Open, ?Walk To (unlike Lucasarts SCUMM games a simple click on that area of the screen wont do) and ?Pick Up (again, a double-click on the item doesnt suffice  these two features extend game time significantly)

The games plot has a number of references and spoofs to fantasy and fairy tales, with the Three Billy Goats Gruff involved in a particularly significant scene. The humor is very British in places, with lots of dry sarcasm, and lots of Simpsons-esque self-references to the fact that this is a computer game. The levels are non-linear in layout, with puzzles spread across the lands.
 
http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/simon-the-sorcerer

CD32 version includes recorded speech and features the voice of Chris Barrie (Rimmer from Red Dwarf) as Simon.

http://hol.abime.net/1942
